Khan subjected victim Leah Cryne to a frenzied knife attack after spotting her in park with her spouse

Cryne, also 18, was knifed six times and taken to hospital for wounds to her right shoulder and her left arm.

Police spoke to the victim as she lay injured in Manchester Royal Infirmary - then arrested Khan at neighbouring St Mary's Hospital where her one-month-old baby Aydin was lying gravely ill after being born prematurely. The infant has since died.

Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester heard the stabbing occurred following angry phone calls between the two women which culminated in Cryne snapping and saying: ''I hope your son dies and when he does I'm going to dig him up and spit on him.''

In response Khan retorted: "Watch it - when I see you, God help you."

On Wednesday Khan, from Whalley Range, Manchester was locked away for three years and four months in a young offenders institute after she admitted wounding with intent and a separate offence failing to answer her bail.

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She was also issued with a restraining order preventing her from contacting Cryne indefinitely.

Khan had married husband Hamza Farid in an Islamic ceremony and the couple had a child Aydin together in March 2015 but he was born 24 weeks prematurely and was kept in hospital.

The court heard Khan discovered her husband had been secretly meeting up with Cryne whilst she was at the baby's bedside in hospital and she confronted the mistress in a series of phone calls.

Police were called in on April 10 2015 when Cryne's brother Liam dialled 999 to say her sister had been stabbed outside an apartment block near Alexandra Park in Whalley Range.

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Khan and husband Hamza cradle their son Farid who tragically died after being born prematurely

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Khan left her victim Cryne with wounds to her right shoulder and left arm

Prosecutor Vanessa Thompson said: ''They found Leah lying on the floor with her arms covered in blood and blood running down her face. Leah said she knew her attacker as Natasha and she was with Hamza Farid.

''She told the officer there was animosity between her and Natasha because Leah had slept with Hamza.

"She recalled the defendant coming out of the park with Mr Farid, saw Leah and again made reference that she had slept with him. She took out an implement and began stabbing at her repeatedly. Leah screamed at the defendant to stop and eventually she did - but then told her 'not to say boo to her again'.”

Cryne was treated in hospital for two days.

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Khan warned Cryne in an angry telephone call: 'Watch it - when I see you, God help you'

Khan initially claimed she had been in the neo-natal department of a hospital at the time of the stabbing.

Two weeks later she confessed to carrying out the attack to a support worker saying: "I stabbed her up six times. I stabbed her up."

In mitigation defence counsel Richard Lees said of Khan: ''She has one of the worst backgrounds for such a young lady that I have seen in such a long time. Her baby was born at 24 weeks and died a short time later.

"Natasha was struggling significantly during these events and psychologically was affected as a grieving young mother. In this case there was provocation in the most disgusting way with the complainant saying: 'I hope your baby dies and when he does I will dig him up and spit on him'.

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Khan has been locked away for three years and four months in a young offender's institute

"This was significant provocation in my view coupled with the fact the complainant slept with my clients partner. There is a lack of premeditation despite her carrying the knife. Her mindset was affected at the time.''

Passing sentence the judge Miss Recorder Amanda Yip QC said: ''It was clear to me when both you and Leah were giving evidence that neither of you were being entirely truthful. You found out that Hamza had seen Leah when you were in hospital or you thought that he had.

"As far as Leah was concerned she hadn't done anything wrong because she was single at the time she slept with Hamza. ''I do accept that you were young and immature and dealing with profound stress at the time.

''I do accept that your decisions were impacted by your grief."

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